Arts Funding

Come to our 'Meet the Funders' event on 24 April - booking form can be downloaded below.  This is your chance to meet the grant givers face to face.  You will hear from the BIG Lottery and an inspirational local organisation that was voted in the Top 100 Sunday Times best not for profit Employer in 2012.

There will also be an opportunity to ask questions and speak to the Funders directly (including the Council) and to sign up for a half hour workshop on the different funding streams (BIG Lottery, Arts, Sports, Heritage Lottery, Fundraising and Legacies).  As well as national funders you will also get the opportunity to speak to local funders and support services.

Funds for the arts are available from various sources, but demand is very high. Winchester City Council hosts regular information events and seminars for fund-raisers, has a policy for funding arts activity through capital (buildings and equipment) and revenue (project and running costs). This page links you to more information about that as well as to other organisations which may be able to help.

Enquiries can also be directed towards our Arts Advisor, Stephen Boyce, at stephenboyce@me.com

  • National Foundation for Youth Music (www.youthmusic.org.uk) distributes lottery money to music based arts projects working with young people from birth to 25 years of age.
  • Jerwood Charitable Foundation (www.jerwood.org) provides funding for a wide range of arts based activities from circuses to literature.
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation (www.phf.org.uk) funds arts projects that address issues of inequality and disadvantage, particularly in relation to young people.
  • Clore Duffield Foundation (www.cloreduffield.org.uk) has an emphasis on supporting children, young people and vulnerable individuals.
  • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (www.gulbenkian.org.uk) supports the development of new art-making in any art form.
  • Baring Foundation (www.baringfoundation.org.uk) provides funding for arts based programmes; guidelines for each year's grant-making appear on its website.
  • Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Grants Programme (UK) (www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk) works with charities and not-for-profit organisations that are active in the fields of Health Care and Disability; Community Support and the Arts and Education are able to apply for funding through the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation.
  • Think Big (UK) (www.o2thinkbig.co.uk) is an award scheme created by The Conservation Foundation and O2 who have come together to help people improve their local environment. Think Big will provide awards of up to £1,000 to local organisations and individuals to support environmental projects.
  • Winchester and East Hampshire Local Action Group (www.fieldfareleader.org.uk) is otherwise known as LEADER and provides grant funding for rural businesses and communities.
     
  • Sponsume is a crowdfunding platform which helps creative projects raise awareness and funds.